The show opens with a
scene of a man sitting in his prison cell in a kind of trance.

MENDOCINO - NIGHT
(12:01A)

Home of Horace Favor,
District Attorney. Horace Favor is in his
night clothes but hears a noise and comes to investigate. He
finds a raven sitting in his open window and tries to chase him
away with a 9 iron golf club. Instead some dark spirit comes from
the raven and attacks the man. The scene closes with something
like red smoke going into his eyes and his screaming.

SAN FRANCISCO, LEGACY
HOUSE

Nick is sitting at the
black Yale Baby Grand Piano discussing with Alex a man in Russia
who killed only to get the livers of his victims. He always ate
the livers, never another organ- very selective. Derek says that
in this instance the murder victim lost his eyes exclusively.
Nick asks if there wasn't a serial killer that did that - the
Harvester. Derek says that Raymond Corvus, the Harvester, was
convicted 5 years ago(more like 3 years) and sentenced to death.
He was currently awaiting execution at San Quentin. Alex asks if
he is sure that this Corvus has not escaped and Derek answers
"absolutely'". But that his sources say that the new
victims were all killed in the same manner with no visible signs
of injury. The actual cause of death is a mystery.

Nick asks if this could
be the work of a copy cat killer. Derek says possibly but the
police do not have a clue. The latest victim was in Mendocino - a
D.A. named Favor. Derek wants Alex and Nick to head up there and
see what they can find out what they can. Alex say that she loves
Mendocino this time of year and Nick says to give them a few days
and they will fix that. Meanwhile, Derek has an appointment with
Avery Cotsworth, himself, in half an hour. Cotsworth is thinking
of selling his collection of Sumarian artifacts and wants an
appraisal.

COTSWORTH GALLERY - DAY
Private Collection (Not
open to the Public) (then why put up a sign)

A young woman is holding
a rare, antique vase when a gallery employee walks up to her. She
tells him her name is Torrence(with 2 r's) - Megan Torrence. She
would like to see Mr. Cotsworth. The employee tells her that Mr.
Cotsworth has never granted an interview ever. Miss Torrence
replies that there is always a first time. He goes on to tell
her that Mr. Cotsworth is expecting a specialist in Sumarian
artifacts. She questions him on who the person is and he tells
her that it is Prof. Derek Rayne. She says that she is an old
friend of Derek's and that she is sure that Mr. Cotsworth would
reconsider. The employee goes off to check with Mr. Cotsworth
while the young woman checks her look in the reflection of a
painting. She sees another man standing behind her and turns
suddenly almost knocking off another valuable urn. They both make
a grab for the urn and stand there looking at each other rather
surprised. Derek smiles and laughingly says he did not mean to
startle her.

Megan tells this man
that she has a perfectly legitimate reason for being here. He
says " You do?" - clearly intrigued. And she tells him
that she is with Prof. Derek Rayne. Derek says "I see--
Indeed." He goes on to say that he thinks he has heard of
that Rayne fellow, and he asks if she knows him well. Without
hesitation she says that they attended school together. Derek
says 'I see' again and then asks 'Which school would that be?'
She replies 'Harvard'.

Derek says 'ah, the
Crimson - must be confusing him with the Rayne who went to
Oxford'. Megan says that is understandable and that everyone
does. Derek continues to quiz Megan by asking if he is a short
guy, bald, glasses, a little on the fat side, what you would call
a 'geek'. Megan doesn't answer and Derek continues asking what
her business with Cotsworth is since he rarely sees a soul. Megan
recites that Cotsworth's isolation has turned him into a myth;
she believes that people ought to know the truth about Cotsworth
and that he deserves to be understood. Derek then says 'you are a
reporter'. Megan says that she is a print journalist, actually,
and introduces herself.

The employee comes up at
that moment and says that Mr. Cotsworth will see 'you'
immediately. They both turn to go with the employee and run up
against each other. They both stand there a minute and the
employee says that only Prof. Rayne is expected. Megan says,
'look, Prof. Rayne...'. But Derek interrupts her to say ' (Call
me)Derek, please, we are old friends'. Then Megan asks if there
is a graceful way to get out of this. Derek replies that he
doubts it. He turns to go with the employee then stops and turns
back to Megan. He says that he thought she wanted to meet
Cotsworth(the employee looks a little put out). Megan glances at
the employee and asks if Derek is serious. He says she has made
it this far and to come ahead and he will introduce her and they
go in together.

Morgue, Mendocino

The coroner is showing
Nick and Alex a picture of the dead D.A.. His eyesockets are
empty and red. Nick

says that he looks just
like the others and the coroner says exactly the same. Both
optical obits were completely excised - a very thorough job. A
real work of art Alex comments and the coroner agrees and begins
to tell her the story of the Russian who ate livers. Nick looks
at Alex over the man's shoulder with an amused expression.

Alex asks if anything
else was found at the murder scene and he shows her some black
feathers. He says these were at two of the three locations. Nick
asked about the method of eye removal. He wants to know if they
were surgically removed and the coroner says that they were
cauterized. Nick wants to know if he has any theory on how they
were burned out and the coroner says he that he is at a loss.

SAN FRANCISCO, LEGACY
HOUSE - DAY

Derek drives up and
enters the house. He finds Rachel flinging files into her
briefcase. He tells her he has been trying to reach her all
morning. She says that her cell phone died and that it has been a
hell of a day. He asks her what was wrong. Rachel says that she
had planned for quite some time to lead Kat's class trip to
Washington DC. But now she has been requested to perform the most
repulsive duty of her profession - attest to the state of mind of
a convicted serial killer - Raymond Corvus. Derek says "The
Harvester" who is on death row at San Quentin. Rachel
continues that if he is found to be to crazy to understand what
is happening to him then the state might commute his sentence to
life.

Derek asks Rachel what
she knows about Corvus. She says that she knows his last victim
was the psychiatrist that was treating him. Derek said that he
had heard that and he was sorry. Rachel says that this guy is a
real peach but if he is insane then she could not let the state
put him to death. She then exclaims that she hates her job and
why did they choose her.

Derek says because you
are a member of the Legacy. Rachel is beyond shocked. She asks if
he arranged this without discussing it with her. He says that he
could not get in touch with her and he had to make a decision. (
A good thing he made it before she left the next day for DC). He
said that something or someone is committing murders in exactly
the same manner as Corvus. And that Rachel was their only chance
to contact him directly.

Rachel is fuming when
she says that she is the only mother that Kat has and this was
time she had planned to spend with her. Derek states heatedly
that she does not have to do this as she leaves the house angrily
and she replies, "The hell I don't".

SAN QUENTIN PRISON - DAY

The Warden and two
officers are walking toward Corvus' cell. The prisoner taunts the
Warden about being inadequate. The Warden tells him he is going
to have a visitor. Corvus says that he can't wait to meet her and
the Warden said that he did not say it was a woman. But Corvus
says he can feel her coming this way at that moment. The Warden
tells Corvus that when his heart finally stops beating that he is
going to pop a cold one and celebrate. As the Warden walks away,
Corvus says to himself - Not for long, Warden, not for long.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON - DAY

Rachel enters the
interview room where Corvus sits chained hand and foot. She calls
him Raymond and asks if she can sit down. He says that he must
know her first name if she is going to use his. It would not be
an equal relationship unless he knows her name. She tells him
fair enough and tells him her name. He tells her a joke but she
is not amused. She asks if he understands what is going on. He
replies 'Absolutely'. He continues that the real question is 'Do
You'. He talks briefly about her trying to look into the heart of
darkness and he describes how brains look - like folds and folds
of lavender silk...quite lovely. But he then says that the eyes
are more beautiful still and he asks her if anyone had ever told
her that she had beautiful eyes?

Rachel says that they
are here to talk about her and does he understand what is going
to happen to him. He gives her a detailed account of how the
execution is going to proceed. And Rachel wants to know if he
understands that the substance they will inject into him will
kill him. Corvus replies that death is a temporary condition and
he rubs his fingers along his eyebrow in a trademark gesture.
Then he asks if Rachel does not believe in the eternal nature of
the human soul. But Rachel continues asking if he believes that
he will somehow survive the execution. How will that work?

Corvus does not answer
her question but instead asks if she likes to dance? ...the
tango?

Rachel replies that the
dance is too showy for her....attention getting....like his
crimes.

Corvus replies that he
only did what was necessary...no more and no less.

Rachel then states that
he then fails to grasp his situation here. Corvus says if that
were the case then he would be crazy and that he would have to
spend the rest of his days locked in here. Then he asks if
Rachel wants him dead.

Rachel responds by
asking him if like playing crazy and he says let's see who is
playing and he begins to describe her situation. She is a alone,
divorced no widowed. He asks her if she blames herself just a
little and she says that the interview is over. Before he is
taken from the room by two guards, he reminds her that she did
not ask about the murders outside. She said that she did not have
to since no one would work with him. He leaves the room laughing.

MENDOCINO MOTEL - DAY

Alex and Nick are
reviewing the earlier murders....they list the victims as Marvin
W. Schutt - a witness that placed Corvus on the scene; and
Cynthia Makepeace - the arresting officer. Then the latest victim
was the D.A. Favor who prosecuted the case. All of the murders
were committed at night.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON

Corvus is speaking to a
raven sitting in his jail cell window - no screens or glass - and
he tells the raven he has seen the face of the one that will set
us free....Dr. Rachel Corrigan.

MENDOCINO MOTEL - DAY

Alex and Nick are still
reviewing the murders. Alex says that all of the victims were
either involved in the arrest or with trial of Corvus. Nick says
that he would consider it some kind of revenge killing except
that Corvus was still in jail. Maybe he had a younger brother who
was upset with the system. Alex says that Corvus has no family
and lived alone. He taught biology.

Then Nick says that
maybe we are looking at this wrong. It is a pretty short list of
potential victims. Maybe we should give them a call and see they
have noticed anything hinky. Alex brings up the list of people
involved and Nick picks out Jennifer Hollybrook. He is interested
in why she asked to be excused from the jury. They might learn
something from Jennifer that would give them a clue to the
killer.

SAN FRANCISCO, LEGACY
HOUSE

Rachel is ranting about
the fact that a man murders people and we wonder if he is sane
enough to be put to death. Derek asks what was her sense of him
and she replies that he thinks he has extraordinary powers. He
was playing with me. She says that she went up there thinking he
was crazy but now she don't know anymore. She says that she would
be the one putting him to death and Derek says that no, the state
would be. She decides that she will have to see him again. She
still thinks the murders are being done by a Corvus wannabe.

JENNIFER HOLLYBROOK'S
HOUSE - DAY

Alex and Nick go to her
house and speak to her at her front door. They tell her that they
are investigating privately the recent murders in Mendocino and
want to ask her some questions about Raymond Corvus. She replies
that the trial was nearly 3 years ago and besides she had left
the jury. They ask why she left the jury and she said that it was
because Corvus looked at her. She said when she saw his eyes she
knew that he had committed those terrible things. It felt like he
was inside my head. I felt ....

Alex supplies the word
"violated" and Jennifer nods in agreement. She says
that she tried to tell the police but that they did not
understand. She said that she still had dreams of him coming to
get her. She just wants to put all of that behind her and that
she sees no point in their offer of help.

At this point, Jeffrey
Sandor comes up on the porch and meets Alex and Nick. Jennifer
says that he is her friend and Nick introduces himself and Alex
to Jeffrey. Then the two Legacy members leave them together.
Jeffrey asked her what that was all about and Jennifer says
nothing and begins to talk about why he is not writing. He says
he was taking a break

BEACH - DAY

Derek and Megan are
walking along and talking. Megan says that she is glad that Derek
could make time to see her. She asks him exactly what it is that
he does besides authenticating ancient artifacts. He replies
that his work for the Luna Foundation takes up most of his time.
She calls him on that one saying that was a non-answer if she had
ever heard one. She then begins to recount her information on
him....

Prof. Derek Rayne,
anthropologist; Graduated Oxford - Magna Cum Laude; Suspended
several times - once for hitting a teacher right in the nose.
They both laugh at this statement. Derek replies that his school
days were somewhat 'opinionated'.

Megan continues her
evaluation of him by observing that he seems to keep in shape and
is not exactly what she would call a 'geek'. Derek asks if she
found no scandals, nothing compromising? Megan replied that she
had not checked his tax return or rifled through his trash but
surprisingly she had found nothing. This would prove that she is
not a member of the darkside.

Derek seems amused and
says that he always suspected that he led a boring life. Megan
looks appraising at him and says that somehow she doubts that.
She continues that nothing attracts a reporter like a man of
mysteries. Derek asked what mystery would that be and she says
that she would get to them by and by. Meanwhile Derek has stopped
walking and they are now face to face. The conversation continues
as they gaze into each others eyes - like to adversaries sizing
each other up. Megan says that she thinks that there is
definitely something here that merits a closer inspection. So
Derek moves a little closer and says that she may be disappointed
as he tilts his head toward hers.

Megan is angling toward
Derek as she says that is a chance I am willing to take. They are
about to kiss - their lips touch lightly - when Derek gets a
phone call. He politely excuses himself and answers his phone.
Megan takes it in stride as she says 'Timing'. Derek tells Nick
that, of course, he was not interrupting anything....when has
Nick ever asked that? - Megan takes note of that statement as
Derek asks how things are in Mendocino.

When the call is over,
he returns to his conversation by asking Megan, 'so are you?' And
she coolly says

'what?'. Derek says
'Disappointed?'. And Megan says yes. (go girl) But only because
she had to meet her editor in half an hour. Then ever the
reporter, she ask 'By the way, what is in Mendocino?'

Derek responds just as
coolly, 'oh, some really lovely scenery.' As Megan turns to walk
off she calls, "I'll be seeing you, Prof. Rayne'. Derek
replies that he hopes so.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON -
NIGHT

Corvus is kneeling in
his cell and looking up at his screenless window. He calls the
raven to come to him. The bird arrives and he tells it that he
needs just one more and then he will be ready.

JENNIFER HOLLYBROOK'S
HOUSE - NIGHT

Jennifer Hollybrook is
leaving her house at night alone. She approaches her car and
brings her key up to unlock the car when the sound of the raven
is heard. She looks up and falls to the ground as the spirit
comes upon her. She dies.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON - DAY

Rachel has arrived to
have her second interview with Corvus. He asks if she finds his
personality magnetic or is she strangely attracted to him? Rachel
tells him that he is not that unique. She tells him that she is
there to find the truth. Corvus begins to tell her the truth.

He asks if she believes
in predestination. Rachel asks if he believes that he was
predestined to commit these murders? Corvus continues to tell her
that these were not murders. There are some people who are marked
from birth to be victims, prey, and there are those that are
hunters.

Rachel asks if he is one
of the hunters. Corvus tells her the truth that he is one of an
ancient race and that he is waiting for the day when the earth is
once more ruled by the hunters. Rachel makes light of this remark
by saying 'right, you and T-rex.

Then Rachel tells him
that she just does not buy it - that it is just a way to justify
the atrocities that he had committed. Corvus resumes his normal
joking demeanor and says '' Everyone's a Critic.' and the he says
that she mocks what she does not understand.

He leans forward and
tells Rachel that he thinks that she is like him - a hunter.
Rachel says that she is not at all like him. To prove his
statement he says that he will tell her his secret. He leans over
the table as if to whisper to her and licks her face, instead.
She yells and the guards come in to restrain him.

As the guards begin to
take him from the room, he tells Rachel that she has borne
children - that he could tell by the taste of her. Then he says
that she has a daughter - about 12 years old - and that he would
like to spend time with them both. Rachel slaps him and tells him
that if he ever says anything about her daughter she will.....

Corvus yells back at
her..."What....Kill me....Just say the word, Doc." He
is laughing when he leaves her.

GARDEN CAFE - DAY

Derek and Megan in
another intimate setting. She is sipping a glass of white wine
but the table is clear. Perhaps they have just finished having
lunch. He asks how she was able to get an interview with Corvus.
Megan says she put in a request and Corvus granted it. Maybe
Derek should have tried this himself.

Derek tells her that
Raymond Corvus is deranged.

Megan says 'Really, I am
a reporter remember. Then Derek says that Corvus is more than
just a serial killer. Megan says 'right ... I heard you talking
to your friend in Mendocino. You are investigating the copy cat
murders.

Derek says that on
occasion the Luna Foundation does consulting work.

Megan says ' Sure, and I
work for Better Homes and Gardens'. This makes Derek smile or
else he sees that his usual form of persuasion is not going to
work on her. Derek continues by telling her that he would prefer
that she not be involved in this. Raymond Corvus is an extremely
dangerous man.

Megan asks in return if
there is anything else he would care to share with her.

Derek returns to the old
line ' There is nothing more I can tell you.'.

Megan picks up on this
and replies 'can't or won't?'. She gives him her best pouting
expression and gets up to leave him there in the cafe. As she
leaves she tells him that he has her cell phone number. Give her
a call if you change your mind or stop by when you are up that
way. And she leaves him standing there in the cafe.

MENDOCINO MOTEL - DAY

Nick get a call from
Derek who asks if they are making progress. Nick replies only if
he counts a rising body as count progress, but on the bright side
if this keeps up the real estate in Mendocino was going to be a
bargain. Then Nick tells Derek that Jennifer Hollybrook, the jury
member they had talked with, was the most recent victim. Derek
says that he is beginning to believe that Corvus is directly
responsible. Derek says that he thinks the answer is tied to the
feathers. Nick says more to himself than Derek "This oughta
be good". Derek back at the Legacy House on the computer is
looking at information on Indian tribes in that area. He said
that a local tribe, the Chiapassi, practiced soul migration. They
would go into a trance and their spirit would leave their body in
the form of a wolf or a raven to hunt.

Nick wanted to know what
they would hunt. Derek said that they were hunting for the souls
of their enemies which they would gather up by tearing out their
eyes. But the Chiapassi have been extinct for 300 years. More
than likely this Corvus is possessed by the same evil spirit.

SAN FRANCISCO, LEGACY
HOUSE - NIGHT

Rachel returns to the
house after midnight. She gets a call from Kat who reminds her
that it is cheaper to call after midnight. They talk about the
Washington trip and what she saw that day. As Rachel is saying
goodbye to Kat,. she hears a loud rushing noise like a fast
moving jet outside of her window. Then the spirit is in the room
with her and attacking her. Meanwhile, Derek is sitting quietly
working at his desk with a small candle burning more for company
than light. She screams for Derek and he comes quickly kicking
down her door with just one kick. This evidently is enough to
cause the spirit to leave since it must like to kill in private.
Rachel tells Derek that she was sure it was Corvus because she
could smell him. That is one clue that was never explained...a
spirit that has a human smell. She said he was here and he was
choking me.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON -
NIGHT

Same night, Megan is
having her interview with Corvus. Corvus tells her he is glad to
meet her. She asks if he has read her work and he replies that he
has. Her articles on Son of Sam, Bundy, little Jeffrey Dahlmer
were very insightful as far as they went. Megan replied that she
tried to do her research. Corvus tells her that she tries to tell
the truth.

Megan then asks why he
kept her waiting 3 hours before he would see her. He said because
what he had to say would not take long. Then he asks if she was
going to be present at the execution and she said that she was.
She asked if he would mind and he said no that, in fact, he
insist that she be present. She asks why was it for his own
personal glory? And Corvus said so that some day people will
understand.

And now you have
something to ask me. Megan asks if he is afraid to die and he, in
turn, asks if she would be. She replies that she would be afraid
and he tells her that is the difference between them. Then she
asked if he really committed all of the murders that he was
convicted of....we never know the exact number.. Corvus tells her
he did kill those and more. He said that he had killed scores of
people - more than you can possibly imagine. Only they weren't
murders - they were necessary. Megan asks then why did you do it.
He said it was for life, power, things you can't understand.

Megan says 'try me' and
Corvus begins to tell her his true story. He says that those
other serial killers were not in his league. He told her that the
truly great ones move among you unseen, unrecognized. They never
get caught.

Megan says that he was
caught and he says only momentarily. Megan asks then what was he
saying? Did he expect to survive the execution - that Raymond
Corvus was immortal?

Corvus tells Megan that
she doubts him. Megan says that she thinks he is as crazy as an
outhouse rat. That amuses Corvus but the exact level of insanity
of the rat was lost on me. Corvus says then we will just have to
show you .

The warden comes with
some guards and tell them that it is time. Corvus is removed from
his cell while Megan is standing there and he gets in her face
to say -'They never get caught'. The group then begins to walk to
the execution chamber and Megan goes to her front row seat in the
viewing room.

SAN FRANCISCO, LEGACY
HOUSE - NIGHT

Derek and Rachel are
standing together looking at the large grandfather clock
apparently holding a vigil until Corvus is declared dead. Derek
says that if he truly has evil powers then they may die with him.
Rachel states that after what he said about her daughter she
wants him dead.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON -
NIGHT

The priest is with
Corvus and says to him 'It is late, my son, but there is still
time for you'.

Corvus responds, 'yea,
about 2 minutes and I'm not your son.' Then he states he wants to
get this over with and the curtains open. Megan is sitting there
with several other witnesses for the execution. The warden asks
if he has any last words. Corvus tells the warden 'not to choke
on that cold one. But don't worry about me because I am a
survivor. So do me a favor and kill me now and set me free.'

The warden replies. '
you got it'. The Priest begins to hum "Rock of Ages" as
the doctor prepares the injection site in Corvus' arm. Before the
poison has been administered , Corvus plays dead and startles the
doctor. The doctor is not amused and Corvus tells him that he
will remember him.

When the doctor goes to
plug in the tube to Corvus' arm, the tattoo of the raven is still
on his arm. Then Corvus looks right at Megan and says ' They
never get caught - They never get caught'. Megan finishes that
last phrase with him. The poison is administered and he dies
looking right at Megan.

SAN FRANCISCO, LEGACY
HOUSE - NIGHT

Derek and Rachel watch
the hands of the clock until they pass midnight. Rachel then nods
her head and says to herself that it is over and she leaves the
room..

SAN QUENTIN PRISON -
NIGHT

Megan continues to
stare at the body as other witnesses are leaving the room. The
Warden looks over at her at the just the moment that something
shimmers over the body and is gone. Megan asks if he saw that and
the Warden asks 'see what?' Megan just says 'nothing'. The camera
shows that the tattoo on his arm also disappeared at that time.

CEMETERY - DAY

Jennifer Hollybrook
Funeral

Alex is talking to Nick
on her cell phone telling him that she is still at Jennifer's
funeral. The service had just finished and people are beginning
to leave. Alex happens to see Jeffrey Sandor, Jennifer's friend,
sitting by himself feeding some pigeons. She tells Nick that she
will see him later at the motel and walks over to Jeffrey. She
reminds him that they had met at Jennifer's and then says that
the birds seem to like him. He is feeding them when we see that
the tattoo now is on the inside of his wrist. He stands to thank
her for coming. She asks if he will be all right and he says
that he is a survivor. Then she asks if he would like to talk
about Jennifer and he says that he would like that. They walk off
together discussing Jennifer.